renegotiate
verb
re·ne·go·ti·ate
ˌrē-ni-ˈgō-shē-ˌāt 
renegotiated; renegotiating; renegotiates
: to negotiate again (as to adjust interest rates or repayments or to get more money)
renegotiate a loan
renegotiate a contract
Examples of renegotiate in a Sentence
The deal is done. I won't renegotiate.
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Kauffmann’s deal was later renegotiated between Copenhagen and Washington.
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Louise Bokkenheuser, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
Freeland successfully renegotiated the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement during Trump’s first term.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Mar. 2025
During Trump's first presidency, this deal was renegotiated so that costs would not exceed $4 billion.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
As a new generation sloughed off the integrationist dreams of their Civil Rights forbears in favor of the Black Power Movement’s call for self-determination, Baraka renegotiated his position as a white literary darling and embraced a racial pride reinforced by righteous anger.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2025
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Louise Bokkenheuser, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
Freeland successfully renegotiated the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement during Trump’s first term.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Mar. 2025
During Trump's first presidency, this deal was renegotiated so that costs would not exceed $4 billion.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
As a new generation sloughed off the integrationist dreams of their Civil Rights forbears in favor of the Black Power Movement’s call for self-determination, Baraka renegotiated his position as a white literary darling and embraced a racial pride reinforced by righteous anger.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Renegotiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renegotiate. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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renegotiate
transitive verb
re·ne·go·ti·ate
ˌrē-ni-ˈgō-shē-ˌāt
: to negotiate again (as for more money or to adjust interest rates or repayments)
specifically
: to determine under statutory procedure the existence and amount of excess profits on (a government contract) in order to eliminate or obtain a refund of such profits
: to negotiate again
specifically
: to adjust a government project price in order to eliminate or recover excessive profits
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